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Summary: Some freshness!
Review: I was really surprised to see that some people didn't like this film because of the editing (which is confusing, that's true, but it's done on purpose!) and because of the fact that it asked more questions than it answered. That's exactly why I liked this movie! The director doesn't take you for a [person] and let you fill in the blanks. God, do we ALWAYS need to see movies that are explained from A to Z? Also, there are some long quiet scenes with no dialogues, but I was really fascinated by that and not bored at all! The scenery is really beautiful and the actors are great. If you want some freshness, a little unshamefully exposed nudity (a la French) and a passionate love story, buy this Dvd! ...
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Summary: Life in the slow lane
Review: "Come Undone" presents itself as a coming-of-age Gay film about a young man, Matthieu (Jeremie Elkaim) finding love with another man, Cedric (Stephane Lifshitz) during a Summer vacation at the seashore. And even though Matthieu and Cedric's families accept their homosexuality...Matthieu, the youngest and least experienced of the two, is obviously torn and tormented. But why? The scenes between Matthieu and Cedric are breathtaking in their innocence and sexual candor and both seem to be enjoying every minute of it. In fact, Matthieu gives himself to Cedric freely and seemingly without regret.
The director, Sebastien Lifshitz attempts to cover his lack of narrative focus and expertise by flipping between the present, the past and the near past which obstensibly gives his film the patina of an "important, complex film." It doesn't work though, because what is more importantly missing are answers to some basic plot questions: Why have Cedric and Matthieu broken up and What happened to Matthieu to land him in a (I think) psychiatric hospital?
Without answers to these questions we are left puzzled and frankly a little miffed; mostly because the skimpy mise en scene cannot support the plot without these answers.
Lifshitz obviously feels that leaving great gaping holes in the narrative gives his film the jazzy, devil-may-care attitude of the "Nouvelle Vague." But Godard he ain't...and "Come Undone," which starts out as a light-hearted, passionate and positive gay film, turns into a incoherent and unruly cautionary tale of gay panic.
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Summary: Rent it..
Review: Rent this film when it is out of the "New Releases" section of your neighborhood video rental.Horrible editing. Strives to be obscure but just couldn't do it. Uses a lot of silence with uninteresting visuals. Clever poster though - lured a lot of folks in for sure. Cute men,yes - but still an uninspired movie.
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Summary: I will be the honest one...it was horrible
Review: Okay in reading the reviews on here I cannot believe the people who wrote them were not associated with the film makers in some way. This movie was bad. Very bad. Just because something has subtitles and is foreign does not make it a good film. The editing of this film was choppy. The only way I could keep track of what time it was, was by looking at their hair style and tan. There were scenes that should have been left out. There was about 15 minutes dealing with a dead bird and it was just the bird in his hand, no talking nothing. Character development is non-existent. Also character interaction is never fully explained. This movie brings up more questions then it answers then just ends. Why was Pierre glad to see Mathieu in the end? Are Mathieu's parents divorced? Was it just depression with his mother, or was she truly sick? Why did they use a fiberscope on Mathieu? How did Cedric heal from his accident? and those are the tip of the iceberg. The subtitles are a problem also. They are white. A good portion of this movie is on a beach. The titles wash out in the background and you cannot tell what is going on. I would not recommend seeing this movie, unless your life has too much time in it and you are looking to waste a couple hours.
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Summary: A good french film
Review: This film is an honest portrayal of two young lovers whose burgeoning romance becomes strained and eventually fails as Mathieu, the story's focus, deals with both his mother, who suffers from depression, and his suspicious and bitter sister. Told in flashbacks the story reveals the path of the two young men in spotty detail, leaving many things unanswered, allowing you, the viewer to fill in details of the events that occur. I've liked Stephane Rideau since I first saw him in "Wild Reeds" and I think he is equally as compelling in this film. Jeremie Elkaim is very good as well and I hope to see him in future films. I think this is a dvd worth owning.
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Summary: The French Know How It's Done!
Review: Having been a long-time fan of Stephane Rideau, I must say that this is his best film to date! For those of you who have had the pleasure of seeing "Wild Reeds", you're in for a treat.
In comparing the two films, I would have to say that this one is much more "viewer-friendly" and much easier to follow. I have heard that many people saw this film during it's theatre run solely for the nude scenes and play between the two lead characters... what a shame. There is MUCH, MUCH more to this film than meets the eye. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Explicite Sex a plus - Everything Else was huge flop
Review: In short - this movie was pleasing to the eye with the acting and explicite nudity - but overall the screenplay was terrible, the direction was shotting, the editing was all over the place - and there was too much scenery when there didn't need to be....to much silence killed this film. As well as the jumpy story line.
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Summary: Surprisingly challenging view of adolescence
Review: Judging by the images and text that decorate the packaging of this film, one might think COME UNDONE was just another shallow, sex-driven, coming-of-age story. Promises of steamy kisses and photos of the boys, well, having sex distract from the fact that this is actually quite a touching, and at times difficult, meditation on love and trust. The relationships of the protaganist with his antagonistic sister and distant mother are every bit as compelling as the one he shares with his first "boyfriend." His ensuing struggles with depression and self-sufficiency ring heartbreakingly true. The film is gorgeously shot and well acted, and one I wholeheartedly enjoyed.
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Summary: A deep love story without being heavy
Review: Ultimately a story about grief, this beautiful movie appears to recount a simple story of summer love between two handsome young lovers, Mathieu and Cedric, who meet on the beaches of Brittany while Mathieu's mother convalesces there. Signalling the complex dynamics of Mathieu's relationship to his family, the story is not told sequentially but rather through shifting flashbacks. While some may find the subtle style and unanswered questions raised disconcerting, the success in telling this story may be measured by how deeply we feel for the characters portrayed.
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Summary: Complexity that leaves you thinking afterwards
Review: My boyfriend and I decided to catch a gay-themed foreign film one day while I was in a two-week long civil court trial and got something that neither of us expected. "Come Undone" seems to be your typical European "boy meets boy" movie at first, but the varied changes of time and place combined with the subtle inlays of the inherent difficulties found in a gay relationship keeps you thinking after the movie ends. Comparable to the British film "Get Real" in storyline but more somber and closer to a tragic drama than the tragic comedy found in the British counterpart. Even though "Come Undone" is not rated by the MPAA, due to sexual content and other adult themes this movie is definitely not for those under 18.
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